Back lift surgery in Turkey for German patients
Patients from Germany make up a large share of Dr. Erdal's international practice. Here is what the trip involves and how to compare like with like.
- Getting here: 3–3.5 hour direct flights from Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Stuttgart; airport transfers are included in the plan.
- Stay: 6–8 nights — surgery on day 2, drains out before flying, fit-to-fly check on the final day.
- Aftercare at home: remote photo follow-ups with Dr. Erdal continue after you fly; routine checks with your Hausarzt.
- Credentials you can verify: FACS and FEBOPRAS — the same boards home-country plastic surgeons hold.
- Written quote: all-inclusive, issued after a photo assessment, before you book.
Why patients travel for this operation
German private fees for body contouring rarely bundle hospital, anaesthesia, garments and follow-ups, and Straffungsoperationen after weight loss are only exceptionally funded by Krankenkassen. Dr. Erdal holds FEBOPRAS — the same European board German plastic surgeons sit — and communicates in English directly, without agencies. Standards are verifiable on the credentials page.
The trip, honestly
6–8 nights. Day 1 arrival and marking; day 2 surgery and hospital night; days 3–6 in a recovery suite with daily clinic checks; day 6–8 fit-to-fly and home. The journey page covers each day; the flying article covers clot prevention on the way home.
Aftercare when you're home
Remote follow-up with Dr. Erdal on photos and video through the first year, WhatsApp for any wound question, and your Hausarzt for routine checks. Travel insurance rarely covers elective surgery abroad — read your policy — and the cost guide explains what the quote covers instead.
Comparing quotes: ask who operates, where, what's included, what the revision policy is, and whether the quote is written. Then compare that against the itemised home-country fee — not the headline number.
Questions patients ask
With a verifiable plastic surgeon in an accredited hospital, yes — the surgery is the same operation to the same standards. The added risk is travel: flying at day 6–8 needs clot precautions, which are part of the plan.
Photo and video follow-ups with Dr. Erdal continue through the first year; wound questions are answered the same day on WhatsApp. Your own doctor handles routine checks.
FACS in the American College of Surgeons directory; FEBOPRAS in the European board's fellows list; publications on PubMed under 'Erdal AI'; the Ministry of Health authorisation number is published on this site.
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